yet,with respectto the promiseof God,he did not waverin unbeliefbut grew strongin faith,givinggloryto God,
Then he believedin the LORD;and He reckonedit to him as righteousness.
Then the royalofficeransweredthe manof Godand said,"Now behold,if the LORDshould makewindowsin heaven,could sucha thingbe?" And he said,"Behold,you will seeit with your own eyes,but you will not eatof it."
The royalofficeron whosehandthe kingwas leaningansweredthe manof Godand said,"Behold,if the LORDshould makewindowsin heaven,could thisthingbe?" Then he said,"Behold,you will seeit with your own eyes,but you will not eatof it."
Sayto those with anxiousheart,"Takecourage,fearnot. Behold,your Godwill come[with] vengeance;The recompenseof Godwill come,But He will saveyou."
and the headof Ephraimis Samariaand the headof Samariais the sonof Remaliah.Ifyou will not believe,you surelyshall not last."'"
He said,"O manof highesteem,do not be afraid.Peacebe with you; takecourageand be courageous!"Now as soon as he spoketo me, I receivedstrengthand said,"May my lordspeak,for you have strengthenedme."
"By smooth[words] he will turnto godlessnessthose who actwickedlytoward the covenant,but the peoplewho knowtheir Godwill displaystrengthand takeaction.
But nowtakecourage,Zerubbabel,'declaresthe LORD,'takecouragealso, Joshuasonof Jehozadak,the highpriest,and allyou peopleof the landtakecourage,'declaresthe LORD,'and work;for I am with you,' declaresthe LORDof hosts.
It will comeabout that justas you were a curseamong the nations,O houseof Judahand houseof Israel,soI will saveyou that you may becomea blessing.Do not fear;let your handsbe strong.'
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Let your handsbe strong,you who are listeningin thesedaysto thesewordsfrom the mouthof the prophets,[those] who[spoke] in the daythat the foundationof the houseof the LORDof hostswas laid,to the end that the templemight be built.
But when the crowdssaw[this], they were awestruck,and glorifiedGod,who had givensuchauthorityto men.
Zachariassaidto the angel,"Howwill I knowthis[for certain]? For I aman old manand my wifeis advancedin years."
"And blessed[is] she who believedthat there would be a fulfillmentof what had been spokento her by the Lord."
Be on the alert,stand firmin the faith,act like men,be strong.
ThereforeI am well contentwith weaknesses,with insults,with distresses,with persecutions,with difficulties,for Christ'ssake;for whenI am weak,thenI amstrong.
Finally,be strongin the Lordand in the strengthof His might.
You therefore,my son,be strongin the gracethat is in ChristJesus.
Moreover Davidwas greatlydistressedbecausethe peoplespokeof stoninghim, for allthe peoplewere embittered,eachonebecauseof his sonsand his daughters.But Davidstrengthenedhimself in the LORDhis God.
